A county Republican Party chairman in Ohio resigned after he watched President Donald Trump's press conference with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Now-former Belmont County Republican Party Chairman Chris Gagin said Trump's decision to take Putin at his word regarding election interference while appearing to dismiss the American intelligence conclusion was "a bridge too far."

Gagin, whose county includes St. Clairsville and is directly adjacent to Wheeling, W.Va., said Trump is wildly popular in his area.

He said that the 2016 election shepherded the first Republican county commissioners in decades, but maintained his decision to leave the party chairmanship.